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rc math of te Rig fresh 1 aap gery oats Hn eee jort whistle and the train began "he note hot whi a e ae wan by the ams and flung his move. The solie eaught Sir Mobs rey dhe tai. He reeled backward, tripped cn his bedding, end Inne on the sense, “sToodle oo! rretinan' fet were glued 4 the earth and he lost his peed He sured 0 i lee windows ofthe ein going past Soe cheng tno, The ale ofthe tin appeared with & bh aed i puerd.randing in the open doorway with Mars ip bi hanes She interlass senant ‘And dm strock Sir Mohan compartment wa Lachmi, ft and fat, wou moet ihe diamond nose ting elsueneé aginst the Ae ee Her mouth wes bloated with Bete alive that ee sate ering uy wo api as goon as the tra hd cltzed the ad oe na oped past ve ligne par of the platform, cad nen eto red dele sing arose # dar DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Moen. Contrast ium 1 Discuss tie eharcterzeb tet hii, 2acho 2 Refer to cxempics Be te Seon Hou. des te exhibit patron eee tockm’s eit lack of fo manner, whet 1 RTS ie sound of Sr Motion + English accent inferiae sie aeient What fe meant by the line Ts did sound Uke ‘enh bur wes tov mul of the Kine’ for tr Fane ca bona in tke stor How doce Si Nokon et ‘is at cere? 6. What snmediate, orgreph erate! the calonie! meniak’s Sr Moon ing attitude dromatie ené fino! effect doct the lest Incense in the Lab Victor Bono EVERY atuemeen, the bute chaps! broutt tea int the IEb e ued to ep all the reogeraae, ong mith blood hpi, and rag’ bow! siond on ton of the centage, Eb qument hat ch 4 Genipan itemuona chase none seas Gccnce present tures wr mgt wel hae SS imac an ier York, Seirus, But Te Behr themed up ih tu ts ea that we were Suit Ren ‘Ghodme wd) were geting blood sampler fon pork with aranced manetton, to, determine serum feet ai donut! rc ohne sage ~ befor, durin, a vi teceman Tavs pe to compere sx Of Gu dat itr Sie oe on mallee Nee Nesters boc home, Peo Se et i mr enew ees Se far aur projet had beer rome vel Tove an ides," aud Sarvan one aftemoon, sting Bi tra, “ton soa saad caer ene among Wate Sonate nie who ust hookah get hong cancer” Spars ben dome exch forte sua. pat ee woul he to Ree ame or of sec ein a ou prs nde” Se Karan would think of someting had tint ei bio ew Tare whee eft come on © media SET idea ren hb the Ameen foundation ha et our pent pret We woe sing the Hct of tab tached toa government host Naswvan alveye tad ideas for a variety of projects. For ‘exami, he had rigged up splethysmommeph in a comer of the lab, SAUTE footed round with i in spare moments, He was s bom JBenu. Ths armed strange o me, since he came from s fasly ervatve Bahinenfumily. I was staying with them ais quot (ney weren't too consruative Yo take ie So with the warmest Fonpltlty), and Iwas amazed by all the religious ital that went ceria household Lite riatuettes of the gods — Shiva, Ganesha, Paryetl~ were always being eet up anointed, and strewn Guth flower, The Ghodmes were wonderftl people, They were Tr androme, intelligent, and sffectionte, but except for SNacayan, they didnt have the scientific temper. speetlen when he avd 1 aat drinking ten in he Jb, red to find out what hs own seligiouswiews were, Once 1 asked him if Ha belied in ncametion, Fer anesr, be woved 2 thin brown Rand toward dhe lab equipment and std, “belie an tha.” “ne pethyzmonrph?™ fo, Science 1 hed vo Baar hm ony ita." sd ‘Of cour” Narayan shrugs. ‘Bat at home vou take part the Family one thing, seener another But by taking pert you ewe assent. don Narayan — 0 You Wan: epic 0 RO on NOT deed pede?" Dende! = couldn’: Ban of any. sor: sensbe ioner. ac} drome thi ne of argument. and wr vent ts seorh st the colon, I Sie e'ceeh och afeemroes Une family caufeu appease of tht door, He wi» uarefooteé, Uke Br ehepres. and Peake rates wee ay hi Ok éurban The Ghodme were sch Doc wer, migdlecass peopl, and. the automobile double Tepioented J hig snvesemens (ot Ybem. 3 don suppose barefoot ‘Ghaaffeu eos! much, sine. Inbor i ones Indie but with the Ex ane every bs, ear must have been expensive 10 mai FE The family however, were al) behine Narayan. He was she ‘ides son, techie! hope, and be needed the ar for collecting Slood ‘amples ftom patente outside thr Hospital, So thes'é ought the aitamolile, wold English model, ad we wed wo nde Pome init from the id, Narva was tebe proud of tis old far He was even proud of the chaufleat, whose main sil. ‘Sheu sy. ley his hor-honking. ‘The horn vias one of those ‘bber-baloon alla that neve to be sharply squeese@, and the Chauffeur managed to Blow it loudly all the vay home — even ‘chen fhe didn’t hve to Blow st to clear © pathway through the Tullocks, cows, and human being shat choked up most of the you? Let nf t ng elphant Awe wrong with eleybant ‘The Ghodmes lived near the edge of town in a threesiony hose that barely contained ther. Narayan’s mother, father, and ‘andmother had rooms on the sceond floor, and Narayan, his tile and thelr two chilren lived on the top floc, along with his ‘hve younger brothers and their wives and children. Thad been {Bren e room on the sseand floor, equipped with « bed, the only one in the howe, (Everyone else slept on mattress roll, which were put eWay during the day.) On the ground floor were [Narayan's office, the Kitchen, and the combination ving room an dining room they ll opened onto a courtyard “The women of the hovechold, moving aboot in owing sai, pentax of their time 3h the itehen, preparing. chapctis sing food in lange brass bowls, pinding chickpea flour at & Ssrealar stone hand nil chomning bottermilk, and performing & {oten other tasks. all of which looked pictaresgue, Biblical, and theerbing On eu? yum from work, Narayan and } someiimes {ound them sting on Ur kitenen floor around s mound of grain ind sifting Unruh it with ale ingore, They would pick out ples and bite of chaff and tor: dhem over their shoulders while {he murmur of their conversation mingled with the Ewitering of Sparrows attracted through the open windows bs the {er mea ‘Unsally. arhen Naretan and Tentereg sue sourtvard, some of Abe hildren’ wok: nin wp, and Nazayan wisi exchange jokes {sth them ~ Jokes thst wwe eemcrlly ancomprehensble 10 me. $2 saudi! Marathi hefon” leaving New York, but] oun" follow tir rapid convention. se 1 st stead sniing eapuely keg welemeaing deaaué-dansb yenon. Then we'd go into the Iniat ruomdining room, where port of the family would frequent be eatheree, siting on square wooden boards o sips (Of carton the sane floor tere were ne tables OF eal the oom After sayone heel ound, Narayan would po upsaie anc fan hie cloihes. He would take off Ube Westernstyle su he Wore to and {rom the Jab and put on 2 Indian dot, © baggy white grment rather lke an oversized daper. ‘Then he would tej the fami. In chaning his clothe, be seemed to put on = nev pertonalis, Insiad of ap earnest, ambitious scientist. he trould bee genial Lathetl fellow he would hand out jokes and {vice ane Dsten with inlereet to whatever complaints or bit of foun there misht be, Some of the Ghodmes could speak English ‘rll expecially Noravan' pretty wife, Sita, and his te younger Totes: Much of what thes sid as to tease Naravan andl me — insinuations that we fonfes at the lab, “Whenever anvone drops in, vou are having ea," one of the brodhers might sav. “Always Pye zest of the time you sleep. Jon’ that te?” (Much Taathien) Then te other brother might bay assert Catal! our Msttirous gssware and fancy endges were just so much window Gress. cies, | must aimit, I was afraid that chey might be ight br wey, wthout Inowing it. For science ke art, but i ictnty, Tv hard to be sure that one i= doing something oe aaa often Grought ofthe skeleLnlie patients we'd seen Tepe ospita, fumine wctims from outlying vies seme ae eet raw Sood samples from thet queesty prominent 5 thar dur research ultima help these prople? 1 mot, ‘pnt gos could be? ‘Boone t ot dark, Nororan, Sia. and } generally went (oF a walk We would sell alone qe! dit roads on the ouskirs TY Shute the aun hung low over che hills. Ph i ats ome tia lie bids, whe would oop down, weg # the Fee ET e rood, sae Uni eather and fy away Sie aay Soe G te be weasng fish san on these oceasions and sh as ec bes Moers i er ela ar, SC Was MO Mere when she es unmoted. Like may: Indian women, sh Este we ging er heal when she wanted te empha yy expan ma Sere ied my ahead wagle “of eegance anu wen Ped te thom the racdert of» god nd wi bs wall ing 0 oe pan beng er husand, Th: ow wold at Ot fa Jen eh an, but presand she eu! rap thine, Ca ware als when the happened. suppesiee ot we wal aE Be yer cush ap: Navan secmted. Te thre of us then We verter tut before Teng. Sk. aropnee back once more, whi Hee pe wale ang a i hc wenen' whee rear Me arm etnnendy and unfair, Somctmes ste walkie DOO Rip Ratayan, 1 would tur round and yoin Sita Navan, men le. kept going ahead, But after talking with Sit a few rinuier Tear fo fee uneasy. Pethape, after al, shouldnt be eosin ye ear tend’ wife while he walkeé on alone. and no dow the TRS he paned ur on the road would disporore. So Td chen mr sep, huzying Sita alone to catch un with Narayan ‘Boon ater we ie eo, however, sho would fll bach atin ‘Gece, aen Sia and 1 were walking slog the road behind arssen the soked me with emieedievous waeale ofthe bend," AUe at soung men in your country Hiss ees they are not tarred 201” Shed ae Lin the movies, Ta it was te ‘With a giggle at her own boldness, Sita asked, “=a done tat" Toaded. Troe aot me a gence and shed, “How many 6H Than the for 1 aid, bout any attempt at accuracy of computation. man eer up to her face, and ber lage, black eyes aged ig than ever No! You have Ke fy Be?” “pip Sita waged her head dase ‘We bod cqught up with Narayan by thus tlme, He fraimse, ne ne otod of the eng, he had heard. iia with do 1 ne treed ening om, ad my Send and | waltad OSE Fe ena wh mien beatles 8.18 SS: aaa Narayan said Ite Desh, you know.” ‘nat ~ another Bindu festival” ‘Yen. important one.” Pee fe all une uh, each of ws hod some resrvatont too oe fet at Naropa in too mc 16 a0 8 eT Toe hie, BA al wes sores Pt pe : ‘Por next morning, Narayan and 1d ceviy muna J stood tie doormay 0 fr of aehool ebro 1 BS eurviNY sen le ower fe Spelone we porte tein Eras © sadn se off te wook a his hore and watches aks and eats brane ve: wore 0.” be fr pu We the oun mosis thas thee: wo an sof XTRCLANE, ONE a ee ae ipe emir, who nad uhered hing We TP a oy ee ly estore ears Narayans mother wat ROME © omen arr Fe wih pans of owen, some candy SOs lane: meta othe ales on ik, Th, Narayan SiG, ws 1% fr a ets of wari. Almost evensdns HS G0) oy te ra ening or char in tan, On one das SS Cove: ‘onan ornoum books Dashabra, Narayan 26d, had been ster Secordip of woos, weapons, machines, Wiese an Somos mobi ad of honking vas heard along the sect el O95 fo ed up in front of tne house. Tbed been wate So ny ey shone ene barefoot haute DAS oo beled, and noe gery ea came a seek taxi wows ood yes sae a over pecan at br Nero: er all Nak

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